During national bed month, David Phipp house furnisher of Ferndown in Dorset, chose to support the RNLI by donating £10 for every bed purchased in March.

At the end of the promotion Ronny Spurr, treasurer of Ferndown branch and his wife Betty were presented with a cheque for £1,100 by David Phipp, managing director of the company.

David Phipp commented 'During bed month we like to support a charity. Mr and Mrs Spurr are very enthusiastic fund raisers for the RNLI and it has been a pleasure to work with them and I am delighted to present them with this cheque. We would also like to thank our customers who have supported us during this promotion.'.